Amid increasing concerns that Greenland, a vast Arctic territory ruled by Denmark, is still being coveted by the Trump administration, the Danish prime minister has delivered a stark warning to the White House. | Analysis

Trump’s Venezuela raid plunges Greenland and the Western military alliance into uncertainty | CNN

Amid increasing concerns that Greenland, a vast Arctic territory ruled by Denmark, is still being coveted by the Trump administration, the Danish prime minister has delivered a stark warning to the Wh...

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Laws and norms don’t matter unless there’s someone willing to enforce them,” writes our columnist Michelle Goldberg. “America once acted like the world’s policeman. Now it’s a mafia.”

Opinion | Don’t Call It Regime Change. This Is Something Else Entirely.

To understand what’s unfolding in Venezuela, you have to look to the mob, not traditional foreign policy doctrines.

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More Americans are missing work for National Guard deployments or other military or civic duties, part of the growing military presence in American cities.

Military-related work absences at a 19-year high amid deployments

The president’s use of the National Guard in U.S. cities means service members are having to step away from their full-time jobs during a vulnerable time for the labor market.

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Yesterday, representatives from the National Forum for Health & Wellbeing at Work, based at AMBS and led by @profcarycooper.bsky.social, along with senior government representatives and executive leaders from across the UK attended an event at the House of Commons.

The importance of the boss for the health & productivity for all employees!

he wants a BIG PARADE like REAL DICTATORS and even then - it will not be enough

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he wants a BIG PARADE like REAL DICTATORS

Mitch McConnell is retiring after 40 years of working hard to make Kentucky one of the poorest, most under-educated, and unhealthy states in the US.

Just received my latest book on the future of the workplace post-Covid

60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5

President Donald Trump and his allies have sliced billions of dollars and tens of thousands of staff from agencies focused on health and safety, and appear to go against Trump’s repeated campaign promises to make Americans healthier and safer.

Worries grow over risks to Americans as Trump cuts health, safety agencies

The chorus of experts issuing warnings include Republican lawmakers, former Trump officials and civil servants who worked under GOP and Democratic presidents.

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Out today with stellar international academics eg Fred Luthan, Kim Cameron, Arnold Bakker & many more!

My latest book on the impact of Covid on today’s workplace, with my friends & colleagues Profs Neal Ashkanasy & Julian Barling

Don McNeil, late of the NYT, with a scorcher on RFK Jr in the Washington Post: wapo.st/41ICahj

Opinion | RFK Jr. is spewing childish libertarian nonsense

Vaccines are not a “personal choice.” We give up some personal freedoms so we all stay alive.

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The same day Vivian Jenna Wilson, Elon Musk’s estranged daughter, published her second-ever interview with a media outlet, the billionaire media mogul used his X platform to insinuate trans people are behind reports of attacks on Teslas.

Musk claims trans people are attacking Teslas the same day his estranged daughter critiques him in Teen Vogue interview | CNN Business

The same day Vivian Jenna Wilson, Elon Musk’s estranged daughter, published her second-ever interview with a media outlet, the billionaire media mogul used his X platform to insinuate trans people are...

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President Emmanuel Macron of France called a second emergency meeting of European allies on Wednesday to devise a united response to President Trump's remarks embracing Vladimir Putin’s narrative that Ukraine is to blame for the war.

European Leaders Try to Recalibrate After Trump Sides With Russia on Ukraine

The American president’s latest remarks embracing Vladimir Putin’s narrative that Ukraine is to blame for the war have compounded the sense of alarm among traditional allies.

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President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

Ukrainian MP Maria Mezentseva tells Matt Frei there must be a "just peace" and "a weak Ukraine is going to be a loss for everyone". Former Swedish PM Carl Bildt says President Trump is making concessions to Russia before peace talks have begun. www.channel4.com/news/is-puti...

Is Putin the winner from America’s changing stance on Europe?

We spoke to the former Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt and Maria Mezentseva, a Ukrainian MP from President Zelenskyy's Servant of the People party.

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The United States fell to a new low in 2024 on an index that tracks perception of global public-sector corruption, published Tuesday by the anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International.

U.S. hits new low on global corruption index amid concern over courts

Denmark topped the latest Corruption Perceptions Index, with a score of 90 out of 100. South Sudan fell to the bottom spot, with a score of 8.

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"AI is a black box that nobody can criticise and nobody can challenge." Silicon Valley investor Roger McNamee tells @c4ciaran.bsky.social AI does have "valuable use cases" but he fears it's being applied in areas that could threaten democracy. Read and watch here: www.channel4.com/news/silicon...

Silicon Valley investor: ‘AI is a massive challenge to democracy’

We spoke to longtime Silicon Valley investor and Mark Zuckerberg's mentor in the early days of Facebook, Roger McNamee, who's now turned his attention to stopping social media from destroying democrac...

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A federal judge ordered the CDC to temporarily restore the pages it has taken down from its website to comply with President Trump’s executive order barring any references to race, gender identity or sexual orientation.

Judge Orders CDC to Temporarily Restore Pages Removed After Trump Edict

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removed certain information on its website to comply with President Trump’s order barring references to race, gender identity or sexual orientation.

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Breaking News: U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly jumped 3% in the year through January, a pickup in inflation that complicates the Fed’s plans.

Inflation Stayed Sticky in January, Keeping Fed Rate Cuts at Bay

The Consumer Price Index rose 3.0 percent from a year earlier as food and energy prices picked up.

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